The list of irregular Verbs

The following units will be about verb forms and their uses. The list below will be very useful to form some verb tenses. We include it now because it is necessary for you to learn it by heart, or failing that, to have it always to hand.


Before starting to study it, you must bear in mind:

(1) that a few verbs have both regular and irregular forms : burn (burnt or burned), dream (dreamt or dreamed), learn (learnt or learned)...;
(2) that hang is regular (simple past and past participle: hanged) with the meaning of "killing somebody by dropping him or her with a rope around his or her neck";
(3) and that lie is regular (lied) to refer to the act of not telling the truth.

INFINITIVE	SIMPLE PAST	PAST PARTICIPLE
arise awake be beat become begin bend bet bite bleed blow break bring broadcast build burn burst buy catch choose come cost cut deal dig do draw dream drink drive eat fall feed feel fight find fly forbid forget forgive freeze get give go grow hang have hear hide hit hold hurt keep kneel know lay lead learn leave lend let lie light lose make mean meet mistake overtake pay put read ride ring rise run say see seek sell send set sew shake shine shoot show shrink shut sing sink sit sleep smell speak spell spend split spoil spread stand steal stick sting strike strive swear sweep swim swing take teach tear tell think throw understand upset wake wear weep win withdraw write	arose awoke was, were beat became began bent bet bit bled blew broke brought broadcast built burnt burst bought caught chose came cost cut dealt dug did drew dreamt drank drove ate fell fed felt fought found flew fordad(e) forgot forgave froze got gave went grew hung had heard hid hit held hurt kept knelt knew laid led learnt left lent let lay lit lost made meant met mistook overtook paid put read rode rang rose ran said saw sought sold sent set sewed shook shone shot showed shrank shut sang sank sat slept smelt spoke spelt spent split spoilt spread stood stole stuck stung struck strove swore swept swam swung took taught tore told thought threw understood upset woke wore wept won withdrew wrote	arisen awoken been beaten become begun bent bet bitten bled blown broken brought broadcast built burnt burst bought caught chosen come cost cut dealt dug done drawn dreamt drunk driven eaten fallen fed felt fought found flown forbidden forgotten forgiven frozen got given gone grown hung had heard hidden hit held hurt kept knelt known laid led learnt left lent let lain lit lost made meant met mistaken overtaken paid put read ridden rung risen run said seen sought sold sent set sewn shaken shone shot shown shrunk shut sung sunk sat slept smelt spoken spelt spent split spoilt spread stood stolen stuck stung struck striven sworn swept swum swung taken taught torn told thought thrown understood upset woken worn wept won withdrawn written